On June 24th, 2017 Chelsea and Mike headed to the Kootenays in South Eastern British Columbia to celebrate the grand opening of the new location of Torchlight Brewing. We discuss their origins, the new location and whats to come.

On the weekend of April 7-8, 2017 Chelsea and I interviewed a selection of the breweries that were pouring at the Okanagan Fest-Of-Ale held in Penticton. Here is part one of two parts of our audio with a slideshow from the event.

While attending the Okanagan Fest-Of-Ale we had the honor to interview Brian of Crannóg Ales. It was such a good interview that we decided to share it as its own episode. We apologize that there is no true video as we did not have one with us so I made a slideshow of photos from my visit to Crannóg Ales.

In the spirit of this we talk to some of the women in the industry about Women’s role in the craft beer world. I am honored that these ladies were willing to join us and I hope they will join us again.

In the latest episode of Pacific Beer Chat we talk about the IPA. How it had waned in popularity and how it is surging once again. From West Coast IPA’s to New England IPA’s (East Coast IPA’s), Milkshake IPA’s and beyond.

In this latest episode we discuss a favouite topic of many craft beer fans in the Bottle Share. Learn about the very popular beer sharing events. We also discuss the beers that we all brought to the event. We hope to inspire you try your hands at one of these events soon.

Thanks a ton to 12 Kings Pub for hosting up for this in person podcast. We had technical issues with our video so it will be audio only unfortunately.

Note to would be Podcasters
It may seem like a cool idea to podcast with two different bloggers in the same room (With different computers) but there are to many technical issues. One of which is hearing yourself speak through your headphones (My god that was distracting). Having to set only one microphone to record and ensuring that your computer doesn’t overrule your muted microphone. I had to fight to remove a second echo version of my voice on the podcast and it was not simple and was time consuming.
Mike G

Topics of Discussion:
Promo for Victoria Beer Week
1 – Favourite local place to grab a beer bar or brewery.
2 – Personal experience going to local breweries and why we enjoy finding the source.
3 – Impressions of our local beer scene and how it compares to other places around the globe.